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Doesn't it seem like you know so many divorced people? Research shows, though, that we are all holding on to the mythical notion that the divorce rate is rising. Susie reads from a New York Times article by Claire Cain Miller that shows that, since the 2000s, divorces are actually down from an all-time high in 1970s and early 80s. Still, many people think that 50 percent of marriages end in divorce - but that's just not true anymore.

Today's show begins with a look into who Dan Savage is reading at bedtime, then we go with the Ayatollah under the bedsheets, and we wind up at a security check-in having naked musings with the guard.

Women using birth control take note: There is a perfect method of contraception, and it's for men! That's right, there's an easy and effective way to avoid getting pregnant with a procedure called RISUG (reversible inhibition of sperm under guidance). It's relatively unknown, but it really works. You haven't heard about it yet because it's happening in India and is only in clinical trials in the United States. Susie, who read about this in Wired magazine, describes the simple procedure and the cool technical facts behind how the sperm is altered.